Despite Trump's Master Plan, the Market Intervened
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Despite Donald Trump's spectacular efforts, coal's decline from the US energy mix is accelerating as cheaper competitors - natural gas, solar and wind - capture more and more market share, while the utilization of aging coal-fired power plants continues to decline, the Financial Times wrote.
Presidential decrees and the rescue of power plants destined for closure did not reverse the process: US coal-based electricity generation fell by 11 percent in the first half of 2026, while natural gas, solar, and wind power continued to strengthen.
Despite Donald Trump's attempts to revive the American coal industry with executive orders and by rescuing coal-fired power plants, market trends point in a different direction. Coal-fired electricity generation in the United States fell by 11 percent in the first half of 2026.
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